Using hand-built single-lens microscopes, Anton van Leeuwenhoek became the first person to observe living microbes (found in the plaque on his teeth and tongue). This discovery of bacteria is considered the genesis of microbiology.
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Using hand-built single-lens microscopes, Anton van Leeuwenhoek became the first person to observe living microbes (found in the plaque on his teeth and tongue). This discovery of bacteria is considered the genesis of microbiology.
Using hand-built single-lens microscopes, Anton van Leeuwenhoek became the first person to observe living microbes (found in the plaque on his teeth and tongue). This discovery of bacteria is considered the genesis of microbiology.